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. 1995 Dec;135(6):755-63.
doi: 10.1080/00224545.1995.9713978.

Motivation and gambling involvement

Y Chantal  1 , R J Vallerand, E F Vallières
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Motivation and gambling involvement

Y Chantal et al. J Soc Psychol. 1995 Dec.

Abstract

It is argued that motivation is a key determinant of gambling involvement. The hypothesis--that participants who exhibit a high self-determined motivational profile (i.e., engage in gambling for fun and have a sense of choice) will report a higher degree of involvement--was supported in a study conducted in Canada, with 245 gamblers who bet on horses. Also, the male participants were more involved in gambling than the female participants were.

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